Methodology
- Analyze completion filings obtained from NMOCD and data from IHS to gain a better understanding of flowback strategies by our peers.
- Completion data is from 2017-Current.
Highlights
- Many companies in the Northern Delaware are flowing up 41/2 - 51/2 casing.
- On the Texas side of the NMTX border, RSP is also utilizing 41/2 casing during flowback.
- Further South, Resolute and Carrizo are using the same method as RSP.
- EOG and Oxy are leading edge with many wells initially flowing over 10,000 Bbls/d. +Oxy’s Cedar Canyon 27-28 had an IP of over 18,000 Bbbl/d. The well has produced over 800,000 bbls in just two months (Jan-Feb 2018).
- Companies are using chokes to limit produced volumes up casing.
- Mewbourne appears to prefer total fluid volumes below 5,000 Bbls/d.
- Every well except for one is flowing up 41/2 casing.
- Choke sizes range of sizes are from 12/64-41/64.
- Near Toyah, PDC Energy flowed multiple wells up 51/2 casing with the highest well achieving 9,000 Bbls/d.
- In the Midland Basin, Laredo, Exxon and Apache had mutltiple wells flowing up casing, although prefered method is still flowing up tubing.
